The air was so thick you could cut it with a plasma dagger the Spartans had managed to contact foehammer and had went to stop Keyes from getting to whatever Cortana was worried about " what do think's down there" asked rex

"Don't know kid but whatever it is it sure had Cortana spooked" Emile replied as he loaded his shotgun and got ready to move out

"Should we really bring the marines with us I mean this could be dangerous "chief asks as he turned to six

"A little back up never hurt besides we can't win every battle alone" six replied as he looked towards the group of marines that were accompanying them on their mission his nephew was among them he then walked over to him and put his hand on his shoulder "whatever happens promise me that you'll stay behind me the entire time I don't want you to get killed you deserve to see your mother before that happens"

"Yes sir" Samuel answered back glad that he had someone to look out for him and that his uncle was a Spartan

The intercom then blared up "this was the captains last transmission but that was over 12 hours ago radio in when you find him I'll come pick you up"

"This is going to be interesting" six said as he jumped of the ship he turned to see a downed pelican "that must have been what the captain was riding in "

"looks like it we should move up hopefully we can find him before he gets to whatever is being held here " chief says as they start to move up they see a bunch of jackals and grunts all running from a strange structure and gunfire is heard in the background

"looks like we got friendly's" Rex says as he rushes to the area but finds a bunch of dropped guns on the floor "the fuck" he then picks up the gun "this is very strange"

"Rex what's going on did you find the friendly's "six called out

"No just a bunch of abended assault rifles"

"then why were the covenant running it clearly wasn't from being over powered cause there are no dead elite corps on the ground and they just don't run for nothing" Emile said

"Whatever can get the covenant to run hoe to their mommy I don't want to meet it" a Marnie says aloud "yeah were barely able to get them to run scarred and this time it defiantly wasn't us"

"we need to find out what's going on here let's move" chief says he then heads for an elevator "this looks like it takes us deeper in the facility" he then presses a button and they start to go down as soon as they reach the bottom there greeted by covenant grunts trying to escape "take them out "chief hits one with the but of his rifle and stabs the other with his combat knife

"Where they in a rush to" six asks

"Don't know but they seemed scarred" Rex Answers he then hears strange movements and turns to see what it is "you guy's heard that right "

"Hear what" they all ask

"Never mind probably just my head playing tricks on me this place is spooky"
"then let's find the captain and get the hell out of here"

"They continue through the facility going through all types of turns and alternate routs because something is offline but

"This is confusing "rex says as he walks through a door and is shoot by pistol fire he then backs up to see a marine holding a pistols in his hand " stay back you're not turning me into one of those things " he shouts " well he's lost it

Chief then quickly moves in and disarms the marine and gets on one knee to see if he's okay "what happened" he asked him

"Sarge, Mendoza, Bisenti oh god they took them oh god I can still hear them screaming "

"Well this is not good" Rex says as he turns on his radio "this Rex contacting foehammer do read over static do you read me foehammer" they hear more static "we must be too deep under to get a clear signal

"How we were able to do just fine before" Emile says completely confused by the lack of signal

"don't know but we can't just leave this marine here" six says he then turns to two marines "I want you two to go back with him and signal foehammer and make sure he gets to a medical bay "

"Yes sir" the two marines say in unison as they pick up the marine and carry him out the facility

"Looks like he came from that way we should keep moving forward to see if we can find out where the captain went" chief says as they start to move


The two soldiers had made their way back threw the facility trying to get in contact with foe hammer "I can't believe that Sam has a uncle that's a Spartan" one say's

"Me neither "the other replies they then hear a strange noise "what was that"

"probably was nothing come on the elevator is over here" the noise is heard again

"Oh no they found us there going to kill us "the crazed marine started panicking and ran away

"Oh come on their nothing here" one of them try to tell him nut then a largo object falls down and grabs the Marine and drags him back "what the hell his this" he shouts as he starts to shoot at it but it does nothing it then grabs his leg and pulls it off "ah" he screams in pain then the strange figure hits him on the ground a bunch of times killing him it then throws his lifeless body away

The large figure then turns to the other marine who's scarred "what the fuck is happening "he shouts he pulls out his shot gun and blows into pieces its scattered limbs fall to floor "that was insane" he then walks to his now dead partner and takes his dog tags but before he gets up these small squid like things start falling on him "what the hell" he shouts as he begins to shoot them but to many come down and he is killed

The crazed marine starts to screams as the strange objects jump on to the now dead marine's dead body turning him into something scary and it walks up to him and rips him limb from limb the marine starts to scream in pain.


The Spartans and marines had heard the screaming and had their guns pointed up searching for the source "this isn't funny" six says

They see a dead marine along a long hallway and start to go down it they turn to see a door "Looks like it was forced open" Rex says he then presses a few buttons and the door opens and the body of a dead marine falls out chief catches it

Noises are heard behind them they point their guns backwards and they move into the room and the door closes

Chief sits the body on the ground "what happened here" he asks he then turns to see a bunch of helmets on the ground the pick it up they were badly damaged

"These should have video play back" six says as he pulls out a chip and places it in his slot the recording started to play.


A very old song is heard playing "Sarge why do have to listen to these" a marine asks

"Watch your mouth, son. This stuff is our history. It should remind
you grunts what you're fighting to protect

"Hey if the covenant want to destroy this part of my history fine by me "

"Well next time you see them ask real nice I bet they'll be happy to obliged" Johnson tells the marines the drop ship comes to a stop "we've reached the drop zone your all clear" they jump of the pelican and start running

Fast forward

The group of marines are seen standing in front of a door the same one chief and the other's went in "I want you two to stay here until the captain gets here"

Fast forward

The group is now standing over a dead Elite that has a large hole in his chest "which is weird I mean look at it" one says

"What's that plasma scarring" Johnson asks

"Yeah I dunno. Maybe there was an accident

The captain then comes in to view "what do we have here sergeant?

"Looks like a covenant patrol bad-ass Elites units, all KIA "Johnson responds

"Real pretty. Friend of yours?

"Nah we just meet" a marine says

Fast forward

The group then comes up to a door "Right let's get this door open" Keyes says as he walks into view with his squad behind him

"I'll try sir but it looks like the covenant tried really hard to keep his door closed"

"Just do it son" Keyes says very impatiently

"Yes sir"

The marine opens the door and they move in to the room and odd rumbling sound is heard "I've got a bad feeling about this"

"Boy you always got a bad feeling about something"

The radio then blares up "Sarge static can you hear me"

"What's going on solder? "

"We've have contacts lots of them…..there not covenant…..there tearing… oooooh noooooo"

"corporal do you copy over "no response " Mendoza get your ass back up there and find out what the hell happened to second squad"

"But sir"

"I don't have time for your lip"

"Sarge listen" a strange noise is heard "What is that" a=Mendoza asks

"Everywhere I don't" he looks to see something "there" the door then burst open and small squid like creatures come out of the door

The marines and Keyes start firing too little avail as the small forms begin to surround them and they are overpowered "sergeant we're surrounded

"There's too many sarge "

"Don't even think about marine" Johnson says in a stern voice

"Yo this is loco" Mendoza shouts as he runs towards the door

"Get back here marine" Keyes says through clenched teeth

The marines continue to fire but are quickly overrun by the squid like forms and the screen then goes black

Unexpected halt X (WND/INCAP/KIA?Ref.a4 3d)


End recording view

The Spartans quickly remove the tapes and toss them to the ground "please tell me I wasn't the only one who saw that "Emile asks

"Really wish I hadn't" Rex Responds then the door behind them closes "shit were locked in" Rex says then all the doors in the room break open and the squid forms that attacked the marines (both groups)come from them "what the fuck is that"

The forms begin to attack them they open fire and killing but more come out of the rooms "this is must of been what they were holding here" Six says as he shoots the small forms " We need to fall back"

A marine is then attacked by multiple forms they then affect him and he turns into a large beast "oh my god is that a fucking zombie" Rex shouts he then shoots it as it charges him its arm falls of and it breaks into small pieces as hits the floor "gross"

The door that the Spartans came through suddenly burst open reveling more of the combat forms the charge at the Spartans but Emile guns them all down with his shotgun "found our exit"

The Spartans and marines run through the facility killing the forms that get in their way they reach a room and find the remains of the troops they sent back to contact foehammer "that's not pretty" Rex says as he looks at the remains of the marines

"We have to keep moving there nothing we could do for them now" six tells them as they move on they enter the elevator room and are engaged by more combat forms " Rex call for the elevator" six shouts as he guns down the forms that had decided to charge him

Rex had went and pressed the button and after a few second the elevator came crashing down in flames

"Well were not going that way" chief says he then turns to the other's "we need to find another way out of here he then runs towards the door they came from the other's followed suit

"They found an alternate route and got on an elevator Rex then pressed a button but instead of going up it went down "damn this is not where we wanted to go"

The elevator comes to a stop and they climb of off it they come into a room that's full of covenant and the strange combat forms "we can't catch a break today can we" a marine shouts

They manage to go around the fire and find another elevator " this better go up" Emile says chief then presses the button and it goes up combat forms are seen trying to reach them but they are crushed

The elevator goes up and a signal comes through "chief, six, Rex, Emile, fire team bravo what happened I lost your signal when you went down there what's going on" foehammer asks

"We don't know but we need immediate Evac" chief says

They come up to the top and find a group of scared marines "thank god we found you these things just came out of nowhere we've been lost for hours we have to get out of here" the marine says in a desperate voice

"There's a large structure a few hundred yards from here find a way above the fog and I can pick you up

"Alright were going to go out there guns blazing don't stop running no matter what happens if you get shoot keep moving you. Get killed walk it of" Rex tells the marines

They then charge out of the facility and into the swamp and combat forms are coming out from everywhere killing most of the marines they then start to surround the Spartans and the reaming 5 marines

They forced back to the large structure and the forms are closing in on them "I never thought I'd die like this "Rex shouted

Then a humming noise is heard and small machines come and kill all the forms surrounding the Spartans they start to push them back "what's going on here sir" a marine asks

"wish I knew" six said then a white light engulfs the Spartans and they appear on top of the structure and are greeted by a small round floating device "what the hell are you" six asks while pointing his sniper at it

"Greetings I am the monitor of installation 04. I am 343 guilty spark

The Spartans and marines then lower their weapons and look at the monitor

"Someone has released the flood it's my job to keep them from leaving the installation but I need your help come this way" a series of gold flashes surround the group as they disappear

"what happened where did you guys go chief, six, Rex, Emile where are you"